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| The device using character or story elements to symbolically respresent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. Usually dealing with moral truth or a generalization about the human existence. |
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| The repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. "Sandy sells sea shells". Used to reinforce ideas, unify ideas supply a musical sound etc. |
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| A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or wrok of art. |
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| The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
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| A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. Can explain somethings unfamilar by associating with something more familiar. |
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| One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (eord or words) is repeated at the beginning of one or two lines, clauses or sentences. Form of parallelism. |
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| A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. Usually ones own life incident. |
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| The word, phrase, or clasue referred to by a pronoun. can refer back to phrase many lines ago. |
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| A terse statement of KNOWN authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. (unkown, then its a folk proverb). Can be used to summarize an authors point. |
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| A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personifies abstraction, such as liberty or love. Addresses something that cannot answer. |
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| The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by setting and authors choice of objects described. Frequently foreshadows events. |
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| A grammatical unit that conatins both a subject and a verb. Independent,main, can stand alone. Dependent, subordinate, must be accompanied by an independent clause. |
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| The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Such as a local or regional dialect. |
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| A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. |
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| A fanciful expression, uaually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. |
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| The nonliteral, associativ e meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. |
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| The strict literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion. |
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| Related to style, diction refers to the writers choice of words, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. Can compliment authors purpose. |
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| From the Greek, didactic, literally means "teaching." Aim of teaching, instructing, esppcially on moral and ethical principles. |
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| From the greek meaning "good speech" euphemisms are a more agreeable substitute or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. |
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| In essays, one of the chief types of composition, the other are argumentation, description and narration. Exposition explains something, introductory, sets tone, gives setting or introduces characters. |
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| A metaphor developed at great length, occuring frequently in or throughout a work. |
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| Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. |
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| A device ised to produce figurative language. Compare dissimilar things. apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. |
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| Describes traditions for each genre. |
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| A major literary category. Basic divisions: prose, poetry, and drama. More generally a subdivision. |
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| Literally means "sermon", but more informally can incluse any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |
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| A figure of speech using deliberate exaggerations or overstatement. Often have a comic effect and produce irony. |
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| The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emtion, or represent abstractions. Usually related to five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustory, or olfactory. Animage can represent more than one thing. |
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| To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. |
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| An emotionally violentm verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |
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| the contrast between what is explicitly stated and what is really meant, or true. Verbal, Situational and dramatic are types of irony. |
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| A type of sentence which has the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent clause. more informal and relaxed. |
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| A figure of speech using implied comparisons of seemlingly unlike things or the subtitution of one for another. |
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| A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name". A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
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| Deals with verbal units and a speakers attitude. A prevailing atmosphere or emtional aura. |
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| The telling of a story or account of an event or series of events. |
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